A Word to Graduates and A Question on Tariffs
The text urges new graduates to act with nobility and kindness, to view themselves as active citizens of a great nation, and to improve their world. It then shifts to a discussion of tariffs, citing public misunderstanding, historic views, and defining tariffs as taxes on imports that raise domestic prices and impede trade, while noting possible abuses.
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National Opinion Research Center
University of Denver
Winfred S. Hancock
Hancock
Garfield
Overseas Memorial Day Dilemmas Face Kenosha Families
Fabian Monfils, Kenosha graves registration officer, notes many local families with overseas war dead weigh whether to return bodies for burial in the United States. He records burial sites, and since 20 000 letters sent nationwide, about 80 percent ask for repatriation. He warns about future risks if Europe is overrun again and urges families to consider need for ongoing maintenance of overseas graves.
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Kenosha
Fabian Monfils
Monfils
Man of efficiency Cortelyou shaped a political career
The obituary recalls George B. Cortelyou once a stenographer for Cleveland who rose to private secretary for McKinley and first secretary of Commerce and Labor. He later headed the Treasury and postmaster general before becoming president of the Consolidated Gas Company and dying in 1940. His career underscores efficiency over popular election.
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George B. Cortelyou
Washington
Cleveland
McKinley
Cortelyou
Theodore Roosevelt
Department of Commerce and Labor
the Treasury
Taft
Consolidated Gas Company of New York
White House
Sach
United States
One-House Legislature Proposed in Ohio Reform Push
A Ohio legislator calls for a one-house legislature and has filed a constitutional amendment. He notes office-holders will not abolish themselves, so the change must go to voters. He cites Nebraska’s adoption by initiative as a model for other states with referendum powers.
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Ohio
Nebraska
Conservatives Favor Old Private Enterprise System
The piece argues that government plans for industry and national ownership of railroads coal mines and the Bank of England reflect Conservative ideas, not Labour. It asserts Labour's program is not to be rolled back and that Labour legislation will likely remain in place.
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England
Bank of England
Labor Party
Great Britain
Auto safety under scrutiny amid deadly crashes
Discussion notes believe autos are less safe than claimed as fatalities rise and international tensions heighten fears of broader conflict. The piece questions the reliability of automotive progress while warning that global errors could trigger war threats.
Congress Has Its Fun From the New York Times Magazine
The piece reviews Sen. Alexander Wiley’s proposed napier style Congressional Record humor. It quotes jokes from the Senate and House exchanges about peppers and garden planning, noting the humor might ease tensions but may not captivate readers. The essay ends favoring humorists like Fred Allen and Bob Hope over lawmakers.
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Sen
Alexander Wiley
New York Times
Wisconsin
Congressional Record
Ar. Wiley
Congress
House
Senate
Record
New Yorker
Congressional
Representative A
Representative B
Toto
Barkley
Wiley
Mr. Tobey
Mr. Barkley
Mr. Pepper
New Hampshire
Tobey
Fred Allen
Bob Hope
Universal military training faces critical review in Congress
The 95 page President's Advisory Commission report urges universal military training as national defense, warning of dangers and costs while noting military limits on atomic delivery. It argues four paths to war and questions how others would act, with five year timeline and a $7.75 million price tag.
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Washington
NEA
President's Advisory Commission
United States
Congress
U. S
Latin America
United Nations
Commission
Soviet Russia
Army
Navy
Air Force
Electric rat trap promises painless death for rodents
Detroit report describes a new electronic rat trap that lures a rat with foot tickling and delivers a fatal electric shock in a death chamber. The device speeds the rodent toward electrocution under the mechanism’s test claims.
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Detroit
Auto antifreeze mix yields smokeless powder claim
A historic clipping asserts that nine quarts of auto anti-freeze mixture can produce thirty-five pounds of smokeless powder, suggesting a conversion estimate tied to winter auto use.
Dust of the Earth staged by Royal Neighbors at Virginian Theatre
June 6 1922 notice lists a four act drama Dust of the Earth directed by Mrs Mae Collins with cast Arthur Bruner Edna Butcher Alberta Wepler Chester Eisenhauer Bryan Butcher Edna Wellner Oliver LaRose Robert Wepier Matt Schulten Ruth Wellner. Ciceronian Debating Society presents Spoons a comedy drama at Washington school cast Robert Zens Donald Trenary Warren O Hare Thomas Swift Robert Virgil Angelo Di Cello Ray Livingston Chester Getschman Milton Brunner Julius Goldstein Evan Polaski. Masonic Lodge members who attend St Matthew's church led Rev Charles Everett McCoy ceremony Past Worshipful Master Alwin T Hansen presiding in the east.
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The
Ciceronian Literary Debating Society
Spoons
Washington School
Robert Zens
Donald Trenary
Warren O'Hare
Thomas Swift
Robert Virgil
Angelo di Cello
Ray Livingston
Chester Getschman
Milton Brunner
Julius Goldstein
Evan Polaski
Masonic Lodge
St. Matthew's Church
Charles Everett McCoy
Alwin T. Hansen
America weighs India freedom and the Soviet threat
DeWitt Mackenzie reports American views on Britain's grant of freedom to India. US officials fear Soviet influence as India moves toward self rule, hoping for minimal British interference, no US meddling, and an uninterrupted path for India to shape its destiny.
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Britain
India
United States
Russia
Greece
Turkey
America
Indian Communist Party
U.S
Public figures lament Cold War pressures and world peace aims
Quotations from Lt. Gen. Walter Bedell Smith, President Truman, Navy Secretary Forrestal, Adolphe Menjou, and Robert Watson discuss US life abroad, hunger relief, armament reduction, the influence of communism in film, and moving toward a competitive market.
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United States
Europe
Walter Bedell Smith
Russia
President Truman
Chi -Navy
Forrestal
Portable Bar Room Johnstown Pa
Steve Szekeresh owns an array of canes including one given to a marshal by Napoleon and another linked to Garibaldi the Italian patriot. His unique display features a bootlegger style stick housing a pint and five drinking cups.
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Johnstown
U.P
Steve Szekeresh
Napoleon
Garibaldi
Simon’s end-play seals third in St Louis pairs
In the Midwest men’s pair event at St Louis William E McKenney notes Jack Simon from a longstanding St Louis brokerage firm despite best efforts finishing third. Simon’s strategy focused on an aggressive line trumping and end playing West after stripping spades and diamonds leaving East with misfired heart and diamond returns.
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Midwest
St. Louis
Jack Simon
Simon
East
West
Flying Lizards Roamed With Dinosaurs in Ancient Skies
In ancient times flying reptiles called Flying Lizards or Pterodactyls ranged from bat-sized to larger than any modern bird. Fossil imprints and skeletons show long wings up to 27 feet wingspan, light birdlike bones, and no body feathers. Modern so called flying lizards in Asia glide rather than flap, and are much smaller.
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Asia
Barbs on babies, fashion, and a spider web remark
The passage notes equal numbers of darling babies in the world and questions a spider web's commercial value. It mentions clothing fits may be heavy for women and recalls the first pop concert after a father barred a bottle to his son. It comments on people in bathing suits and critiques easy paths in life.
Senator HORIZON Vows Reform Amid Gridlock
A page of a crossword style list shows U. S. Senator HORIZON addressing stalled legislation and vowing to pursue reform. It notes pressure from constituents and calls for collaboration with colleagues to advance key issues. The item frames political gridlock and the senator's pledge to push forward on reform measures.
Sidewalk Superintendents Club at Shawnee Store Site
Kibitzers enjoy a sheltered grandstand at the Shawnee department store construction site. The contractor issues membership cards granting seats in the Sidewalk Supervisors Club stands. Two languages are spoken in Belgium Flemish and French.
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Shawnee
Okla
Belgium
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Kenosha News Publishing Co
R S. Kingsley
C. E. Head
E. F Marratt
Associated Press
United Press, Association
Wisconsin Daily League and Audit Bureau of
AP News
Jann & Kelley, Incc
Chicago
New York
Atlanta
San Francisco
Ilinois
By James Thrasher
the Washington Column
Dance of Death
By Galbraith
DeWitt Mackenzie
John M. Hightower
State Department
McKenney
Robert Wason
National Association of Manufacturers
William E. McKenney
America’s Card Authority
Uncle Ray's
Life of Lovebirds
Dad
Little Sonny
Horiz
Woody Frul
Tstevens
Fio
Club
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